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CONTENTS VOLUME 54, NUMBER 5 FEATURES 22 Women nation’s highest-ranking female officers discuss the of Courage Five of the challenges and rewards of a military career. 32 40 75 93 Engineering’s Grand Challenges — What’s Your Pick? CONFERENCE 2008 In January 2007, the National Academy of Engineering asked an international group of technological experts to identify the grand challenges for engineering in the 21st century. IN THIS ISSUE 16 ICWES14: A Changing World: New Opportunities for Women Engineers and Scientists Diversity from the Ground Up An initiative by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Collegiate Section reaches across campus to raise awareness of gender inequalities in engineering. 50 FY08 Membership Meeting Minutes 55 Engineering World: Issues • Events •Technology • People Conference Sponsors and Program Overview Welcomes from the mayor of Baltimore and others, plus your guide to the conference and career fair highlights, maps, and Wednesday’s pre-conference schedule. 64 Point of View: Making the Most of the SWE Conference 67 Career Toolbox: How to Negotiate a Career Fair 70 Bookshelf: Her Daughter the Engineer; Thursday Conference Program Who’s Afraid of Marie Curie? Includes daily highlights and keynote breakfast information, daily schedule summary, and descriptions. 71 SWE Smiles 72 SWE Scrapbook: Collegiate Conference Program Evolves to Suit the Times 135Friday Conference Program session, academic leadProvides details on the technical plenary ership panel, and collegiate competitions, along with the daily schedule summary and descriptions. DEPARTMENTS 9 President’s Note 11 View from the Executive Suite 13 Editor’s Page 14 Readers’ Forum 48 Membership Information & Calendar A&B 91 Corporate Partnership Council 133 Heritage Club 189 Corporate Members 251 Opportunity Index 169Saturday women’s executive leadership plenary, daily Conference Program Includes the schedule summary, and descriptions. 210Celebratingyear’s distinguished award recipients. the 2008 SWE Award Recipients Profiles of this ABOUT SWE: The Society of Women Engineers (SWE), founded in 1950, is a not-for-profit educational and service organization. SWE is the driving force that establishes engineering as a highly desirable career aspiration for women. SWE empowers women to succeed and advance in those aspirations and be recognized for their life-changing contributions and achievements as women engineers and leaders. SWE (ISSN 1070-6232), Magazine of the Society of Women Engineers, is published quarterly with an extra issue in October by the Society of Women Engineers, 230 E. Ohio St., Suite 400, Chicago, Ill. 60611. COVER DESIGN BY CUSTOM CONCEPTS & DESIGN SWE CONFERENCE 2008 5

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SWE - Conference 2008 Contents President’s Note View from the Executive Suite Editor’s Page Readers’ Forum ICWES14 Women of Courage Engineering’s Grand Challenges — What’s Your Pick? Diversity from the Ground Up Membership Information & Calendar A&B FY08 Membership Meeting Minutes Engineering World Point of View Career Toolbox Bookshelf SWE Smiles SWE Scrapbook Conference Sponsors and Program Overview Corporate Partnership Council Thursday Conference Program Friday Conference Program Saturday Conference Program Corporate Members Opportunity Index

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